Fort Walton Beach Resolution — 2023-08 FDOT Utility Work Agreement-Brooks Bridge Replacement — reading text

consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity in excess of the threshold amount provided in Section 287.017, for CATEGORY TWO for a period of 36 months from the date of being placed on the convicted vendor list, An entity or affiliate who has been placed on the discriminatory vendor list may not submit a bid on a contract to provide any goods or services to a public entity, may not submit a bid on a contract with a public entity for the construction or repair of a public building or public work, may not submit bids on leases of real property to a public entity, may not be awarded or perform work as a contractor, supplier, subcontractor, or consultant under a contract with any public entity, and may not transact business with any public entity. Out of Service Facilities No Facilities shall be left in place on FOOT’s Right of Way after the Facilities are no longer active (hereinafter “Placed out of service/Deactivated") unless specifically identified as such in the Plans. The following terms and conditions shall apply to Facilites Placed out of senice/Deactivated, but only to said Facilities Placed out of service/Deactivated: a. The UAO acknowledges its present and continuing ownership of and responsibility for Facilities Placed out of service/Deactivated. The FDOT agrees to allow the UAO to leave the Facilities within the right of way subject to the continuing satisfactory performance of the conditions of this Agreement by UAO. In the event of a breach of this Agreement by UAO, the Facilities shall be removed upon demand from the FDOT in accordance with the provisions of Subparagraph 5. e. below. The WAQ shail take such steps to secure the Facilities and otherwise make the Facilities safe in accordance with any and all applicable local, state or federal laws and regulations and in accordance with the legal duty of the UAO to use due care in its dealings with others. The UAO shall be solely responsible for gathering all information necessary to meet these obligations. The UAO shall keep and preserve all records relating to the Facilities, including, but not limited to, records of the location, nature of, and steps taken to safely secure the Facilities and shall promptly respond to information requests concerning the Facilities that are Placed out of service/Deactivated of the FDOT or other permittees using or seeking use of the right of way. The UAO shall remove the Facilities upon 30 days prior written request of the FDOT in the event that the FDOT determines that removal is necessary for FDOT use of the right of way or in the event that the FDOT determines that use of the right of way is needed for other active utilities that cannot be otherwise accommodated in the right of way. In the event that the Facilities that are Placed out of Service/Deactivated would not have qualified for reimbursement under this Agreement, removal shall be at the sole cost and expense of the UAO and without any right of the UAO to object or make any claim of any nature whatsoever with regard thereto. in the event that the Facilities that are Placed out of service/Deactivated would have qualified for reimbursement only under Section 337.403 (1)(a), Florida Statutes, removal shall be at the sole cost and expense of the UAO and without any right of the UAO to object or make any claim of any nature whatsoever with regard thereto because such a Page 6 of 10 DocuSign Envelope ID: 13568854-D02E-4D60-A472-FA11EDE67AC6 STATE OF FLORIDA DERARTMENT CF TRANE ECHR LATION, Form No 710-040-86 UTILITY WORK AGREEMENT UTILITIES (FDOT PARTICIPATING IN EXPENSE) removal would be considered to be a separate future relocation not necessitated by the construction of the project pursuant to which they were Placed out of service/Deactivated, and would therefore not be éligible and approved for reimbursement by the Federal Government. In the event that the Facilities that are Placed oul of service/Deactivated would have qualified for reimbursement for other reasons, removal of the out of service Facilities shall be reimbursed by the FDOT as though the Facilities had not been Placed out of service/Deactivated. Removal shall be completed within the time specified in the FDOT’s notice to remove. In the event that the UAO fails to perform the removal properly within the specified time, the FDOT may proceed to perform the removal at the UAO’s expense pursuant to the provisions of Sections 337.403 and 337.404, Florida Statutes. Except as otherwise provided in Subparagraph e. above, the UAO agrees that the Facilities shall forever remain the legal and financial responsibility of the VUAO. The UA© shall reimburse the FDOT for any and all costs of any nature whatsoever resulting from the presence of the Facilities within the right of way. Said costs shall include, but shall not be limited to, charges or expenses which may result from the future need to remove the Facilities or from the presence of any hazardous substance or material in the Facilities or the discharge of hazardous substances or materials from the Facilities. Nothing in this Paragraph shall be interpreted to require the UAO to indemnify the FDOT for the FDOT’s own negligence; however, it is the intent that all other costs and expenses of any nature be the responsibility of the UAO. 6. Default a. In the event that the UAO breaches any provision of this Agreement, then in addition to any other remedies which are otherwise provided for in this Agreement, the FDOT may exercise one or more of the following options, provided that at no time shall the FDOT be entitled to receive double recovery of damages: (1) Terminate this Agreement if the breach is material and has not been cured within 60 days from written notice thereof from FDOT. (2) Pursue a claim for damages suffered by the FDOT. (3) lf the Utility Work ts reimbursabie under this Agreement, withhold reimbursement payments until the breach is cured. The right to withhold shalt be limited to actual claim payments made by FDOT to third parties. (4) ifthe Utility Work is reimbursable under this Agreement, offset any damages suffered by the FDOT or the public against payments due under this Agreement for the same Project. The right to offset shall be limited to actual claim payments made by FDOT to third parties. (5) Suspend the issuance of further permits to the UAO for the placement of Facilities on FOOT property if the breach is material and has not been cured within 60 days from written notice thereof from the FDOT until such time as the breach is cured. (8) Pursue any other remedies legally available. (7) Perform any work with its own forces or through contractors and seek repayment for the cost thereof under Section 337.403(3), Florida Statutes. In the event that the FDOT breaches any provision of this Agreement, then in addition to any other remedies which are otherwise provided for in the Agreement, the UAO may exercise one or more of the following options: (1) Terminate this Agreement if the breach is material and has not been cured within 60 days from written notice thereof fram the UAO. Page 6 of 10 DocuSign Envelope ID: 13568854-D02E-4D60-A472-FA11EDE67AC6 STATE OF FLORIDA SEPAR TIMI NT OF TREMSPCIS Ta Toit Form No 71001054 UTILITY WORK AGREEMENT UTILITIES (FDOT PARTICIPATING IN EXPENSE) {2) If the breach is a failure to pay an invoice for Utility Work which is reimbursable under this Agreement, pursue any statutory remedies that the UAO may have for failure to pay INVOICES. (3) Pursue any other remedies legally available. c. Termination of this Agreement shali not relieve either party from any obligations it has pursuant to other agreements between the parties and from any statutory obligations that either party may have with regard to the subject matter hereof. 7. Indemnification FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED UTILITIES: To the extent provided by law, the UAO shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the FDOT and all of its officers, agents, and employees from any claim, loss, damage, cost, charge, or expense arising out of any acts, action, error, neglect, or omission by the UAO, its agents, employees, or contractors during the performance of the Agreement, whether direct or indirect, and whether to any person or property to which FDOT or said parties may be subject, except that neither the UAO, its agents, employees, or contractors will be liable under this section for damages arising out of the injury or damage to persons or property directly caused by or resulting from the negligence of the FDOT or any of its officers, agents, or employees during the performance of this Agreement. When the FDOT receives a notice of claim for damages that may have been caused by the UAQ in the performance of services required under this Agreement, the FDOT will immediately forward the claim to the UAO. The UAO and the FDOT will evaluate the claim and report their findings to each other within fourteen (14) working days and will jointly discuss options in defending the claim. After reviewing the claim, the FDOT will determine whether to require the participation of the UAO in the defense of the claim or to require the UAC to defend the FDOT in such claim as described in this section. The FDOT’s failure to notify the UAO of aciaim shail not release the UAOQ from any of the requirements of this section. The FDOT and the UAO will pay their own costs for the evaluation, settlement negotiations, and trial, if any. However. if only one party participates in the defense of the claim at trial, that party is responsible for all costs. FOR NON-GOVERNMENT-OWNED UTILITIES: The UAO shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the FDOT and all of its officers, agents, and employees from any claim, loss, damage, cost, charge, or expense arising out of any acts, action, error, neglect, or omission by the UAO, its agents, employees, or contractors during the performance of the Agreement, whether direct or indirect. and whether to any person or property to which FDOT or said parties may be subject, except that neither the UAO, its agents, employees, or contractors will be liable under this section for damages arising out of the injury or damage to persons or property directly caused by or resulting from the negligence of the FDOT or any of its officers, agents, or employees during the performance of this Agreement. The UAO’s obligation to indemnify, defend, and pay for the defense or at the FDOT's option, to participate and associate with the FDOT in the defense and trial of any damage claim or suit and any related settlement negotiations, shall arise within fourteen (14) days of receipt by the YAO of the FDOT’s notice of claim for indemnification to the UAO. The notice of claim for indemnification shall be served by certified mail. The UAO’s obligation to defend and indemnify within fourteen (14) days of such notice shall not be excused because of the UAO's inability to evaluate liability or because the UAO evaluates liability and determines the UAO is not liable or determines the FDOT is solely negligent. Only a final adjudication or judgment finding ihe FDOT solely negligent shall excuse performance of this provision by the UAO. The UAO shall pay all costs and fees related to this obligation and its enforcement by the FDOT. The FDOT’s delay in notifying the UAO of a claim shall not release UAO of the above duty to defend 8, Force Majeure Page 7 of 16 DocuSign Envelope ID: 13568854-D02E-4D60-A472-FA11EDE67AC6 STATE OF FLORID DEPARTMENT DF TRANBPORTA OM Form No 716-210-546 UTILITY WORK AGREEMENT UTILITIES (FDOT PARTICIPATING IN EXPENSE) Neither the UAO nor the FDOT shail be liable to the other for any failure to perform under this Agreement to the extent such performance is prevented by an act of God, war, riots, natural catastrophe, or other event beyond the control of the non-performing party and which could not have been avoided or